Japan not making much headway but retaining possession

Cut out pass to Fifita on the left

Japan building through the phases around halfway

Scotland kick long, good run back from Yamanaka

Matsuda gets the match underway for Japan

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

Scotland and Japan clash in the Autumn Nations Series. Scotland will look to bounce back from a 30-15 defeat at the hands of the Springboks, while Japan beat Portugal 38-25 a week ago. Head to head the sides have met on 8 occasions, with Scotland winning seven to a single Japan victory. That Japanese win did however occur in the last encounter, back at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.